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Brain candy for Happy MutantsFri, 09 Dec 2016 15:39:45 +0000en-UShourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=4.6.187954168NYT reviewer responds to Tesla accusationshttp://boingboing.net/2013/02/14/nyt-reviewer-responds-to-tesla.html
http://boingboing.net/2013/02/14/nyt-reviewer-responds-to-tesla.html#commentsFri, 15 Feb 2013 00:18:10 +0000http://boingboing.net/?p=213145Earlier today, Tesla's Elon Musk released logs suggesting that NYT reviewer John Broder deliberately abused the review car's batteries to contrive a poor performance. Broder has just published his response. Here's his explanation of one of Musk's centerpiece claims: that he drove around a car lot aimlessly to try and flatline the batteries.

“I was in fact driving around the Milford service plaza on I-95, in the dark, trying to find the unlighted and poorly marked [Tesla] Supercharger”

]]>Earlier today, Tesla's Elon Musk released logs suggesting that NYT reviewer John Broder deliberately abused the review car's batteries to contrive a poor performance. Broder has just published his response. Here's his explanation of one of Musk's centerpiece claims: that he drove around a car lot aimlessly to try and flatline the batteries.

“I was in fact driving around the Milford service plaza on I-95, in the dark, trying to find the unlighted and poorly marked [Tesla] Supercharger”